Part 6
"It's too bad we can't make a habit of this." Magdalena's crimson nails ran up Chiron's arm as she fixed him with one of her best smiles.
He just sneered at her, not bothering to hide his contempt. "Don't go and get your hopes up. This was a one off. And let's leave it at that." He got out her car.
Magdalena sighed, watching the slender figure disappearing into the night. What she wouldn't give to run her fingers through that long hair of his, kiss those sculpted lips, rest her head against that smooth chest. She shivered just thinking about it.
Too bad he was in love with that snotty cow Charlize Redfern who didn't deserve him. She just couldn't figure out what Chiron saw in her.
She drove home, her good mood on completing her task fading. She hadn't even known she'd be working with him.
Her parents were in the living room when she got home, staring blankly at a repeat of a baseball game on the TV. Magdalena sighed again, but this time with irritation rather than pleasure as she went up to her room. Her work for the Council was supposed to get her recognised and earn her some respect.
She slammed her bedroom door, slumping in her desk chair. She was still unpopular with the other Night People, as always. Attractive guys like Chiron didn't even look twice at her.
Then again, as Mason had pointed out, she could get the better, more dangerous work and pull it of without being recognised and caught. /He/ respected her.
Before long Hunter Redfern himself would have some work, and it would be /her/ who got it. /That/ would earn her all the respect she deserved. Unfortunately, it had been two weeks since that conversation and she was still on basics stuck with a gorgeous, but annoying shapeshifter.
She turned on the TV, allowing herself a small smirk. Charlize Redfern was going to get what she deserved. Planting that necklace was only the beginning.
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"It's too bad we can't make a habit of this." Magdalena's crimson nails ran up Chiron's arm as she fixed him with one of her best smiles.
He just sneered at her, not bothering to hide his contempt. "Don't go and get your hopes up. This was a one off. And let's leave it at that." He got out her car.
Magdalena sighed, watching the slender figure disappearing into the night. What she wouldn't give to run her fingers through that long hair of his, kiss those sculpted lips, rest her head against that smooth chest. She shivered just thinking about it.
Too bad he was in love with that snotty cow Charlize Redfern who didn't deserve him. She just couldn't figure out what Chiron saw in her.
She drove home, her good mood on completing her task fading. She hadn't even known she'd be working with him.
Her parents were in the living room when she got home, staring blankly at a repeat of a baseball game on the TV. Magdalena sighed again, but this time with irritation rather than pleasure as she went up to her room. Her work for the Council was supposed to get her recognised and earn her some respect.
She slammed her bedroom door, slumping in her desk chair. She was still unpopular with the other Night People, as always. Attractive guys like Chiron didn't even look twice at her.
Then again, as Mason had pointed out, she could get the better, more dangerous work and pull it of without being recognised and caught. /He/ respected her.
Before long Hunter Redfern himself would have some work, and it would be /her/ who got it. /That/ would earn her all the respect she deserved. Unfortunately, it had been two weeks since that conversation and she was still on basics stuck with a gorgeous, but annoying shapeshifter.
She turned on the TV, allowing herself a small smirk. Charlize Redfern was going to get what she deserved. Planting that necklace was only the beginning.
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